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Forbidden fruit - Vervet monkey. A cute young vervet monkey eating a chilli which it has stolen by raiding the herb garden at Macushla House in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Double trouble. A pair of mischievous monkeys at Macushla House, Nairobi, Kenya. Macushla House is a lovely place to stay in Nairobi, with monkeys everywhere, and usually up to no good.
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Giraffe eye. Using a 90mm Tamron macro lens, I took a lot of photos of giraffes close up, to finally get this photo of a giraffe’s eye, with a clear reflection. Nairobi Giraffe Centre, where you can get up close and personal, and have fun feeding the giraffes. I believe that most of the giraffes at the centre are orphans.
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Staring at a lion through the camera with a zoom lens is quite a powerful experience. I got to photograph this stunning lion at the Nairobi Animal Orphanage outside of Nariobi National Park
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Nairobi is Kenya’s capital city. In addition to its urban core, the city has Nairobi National Park, a large game reserve known for breeding endangered black rhinos and home to giraffes, zebras, and lions. Nairobi is also often used as a jumping-off point for safari trips elsewhere in Kenya.
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I live in a small village in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. A place called Gachie. Its a real nice quiet place. It has been two years since I started photography but of late I hadn’t taken any pictures because I had been held up with the construction of my new cyber cafe. I decided to set up my camera on a tripod and took a long exposure shot. I was impressed by the result. I realised that you do not need a perfect place to take a perfect shot and it is because of this shot I realised that.
Experienced by Erick Kiarie
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In Kenya, you can take a boat safari to see some amazing wildlife that live on Lake Naivasha. The day we went, there were lots of hippo in the area. They can be aggressive and dangerous, so the guides usually won’t pull their boats up too close. We were making one last slow circle around a couple of sleepy hippo when this one opened its mouth and let out a big yawn. I almost missed the shot and took this just as our guide cranked up the speed on his motor to head to another part of the lake.
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3 Elephants in the morning sunshine, Amboseli, Kenya, grazing on the very green grass following heavy rains.
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Family being lead across one of the trails in late afternoon, Amboseli, Kenya, the shoulder of Kilimanjaro rising on the right.
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Amboseli National Park in Kenya is one of the best places to consistently find large elephant herds. The abundance of water ensures that they have a good home year-round.
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This lion couple were among several we were fortunate to come across during a photo safari on the Masai Mara in January. Our guide told us they were honeymooning, and that they would stay together for about two weeks to mate. We did see that happen, and it was quick! But this is a family site, so I’ll stick to this photo of the happy couple who didn’t seem to mind having visitors.
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Elephants on a journey… the rest of the herd are to the left and the right, out of the photo. Masai Mara, Kenya.
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African leopard. Collins, who guided us around the Mara, made this photo possible, with his intuitive prediction of the leopard’s likely movements. Leopards are hard enough to find, never mind getting into a good position beforehand to be able to get a nice angle for photographing them. Thank you, Collins.
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Little Bee-eater. I love bee-eaters of all kinds. They are very active, catching insects on the wing, and photogenic. This Little Bee-eater was photographed on the banks of the Mara river in Kenya, near the Tanzanian border.
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Thomson’s gazelle. A male Thomson’s Gazelle in the Masai Mara. Called Tommies for short, the Thomson’s gazelle is the smallest and fastest gazelle in the world.
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Leopard. A female leopard patrols her territory, looking for food for her cubs. Much of the credit for this photo goes to Collins (with an “s”), a great driver/tour guide, who always seemed to know exactly where to go and what to do, and made this photo possible. Masai Mara, Kenya.
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Sleeping hippos. I found these hippos amusing as they slept on a sand bank of the Mara river in Kenya. It is not obvious from this photo, but they are one of the most dangerous animals in Africa.
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On our tour from the landing strip to Fairmont Safari Club we saw these to brothers in Masai Mara Nationalpark in Kenya
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Baby baboon. Baby baboons hang underneath their mother at first, and as they grow a little older, hitch a ride on their mother’s back. This one is also enjoying a snack of bean pods, probably from a crotalaria bush. Masai Mara, Kenya.
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Green hills of Africa. View of the Oloololo escarpment from a picnic spot part way up the slopes. One of the scenes from the movie Out of Africa was filmed on the Oloololo escarpment, near here. Masai Mara, Kenya.